In this Issue by John Sweeney, Associate Editor

In this issue by John Sweeney, Associate Editor

Letters To The Editor by Technical Analysis, Inc.

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To The Editor by Technical Analysis, Inc.
ZIGZAG INDICATOR VS. FILTERED WAVES
Editor,
As one who has more gray
in his beard than he'd like,
I wanted to point out that
the "zigzag indicator" or
"zigzag filter" referred to
in Norman J. Brown's J

Letters To The Editor by Technical Analysis, Inc.

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To The Editor by Technical Analysis, Inc.
DISTAFF CONFERENCES?
Editor,
I just passed my Series 3
test. Is there a conference/
workshop for women in
the commodities/futures
business?
ELIZABETH BRAUN ANDREINI
Naples, FL
There are several confer

Opening position by John Sweeney, Editor

Personal Hotline Version 6.6 by John Sweeney, Technical Editor

SIDEBAR: CALCULATING AN 11-PERIOD CCI by Thom Hartle, Editor

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...CALCULATING AN 11-PERIOD CCI by Thom Hartle, Editor
The commodity channel index (CCI) can be calculated using any lookback period chosen by the trader.
The Excel spreadsheet shown in sidebar Figure 1 is an 1 l-period CCI for the Dow Jones Industrial
Ave

SIDEBAR: Commitment of Traders by Thom Hartle, Editor

SIDEBAR: EXCEL SPREADSHEET Thom Hartle, Editor

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...EXCEL SPREADSHEET
--Thom Hartle, Editor
The Excel 3.0 spreadsheet presented here in sidebar Figure 1 shows the indicators described in ""Volume
variations."" The daily high, low and close of the Standard & Poor's 500 index along with the daily total
NYSE

SIDEBAR: RANDOM WALK INDEX SPREADSHEET by Thom Hartle, Editor

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...SIDEBAR: RANDOM WALK INDEX SPREADSHEET by Thom Hartle, Editor
Sidebar Figure 1 is a bar chart with 10 days of simulated data; today's current high and low are plotted as
if the market is still trading. The random walk index of the lows can measure if to

Technical Analysis Information. by JACK K. HUTSON, EDITOR

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Technical Analysis Information.
by JACK K. HUTSON, EDITOR
INTRODUCTION
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our subscribers for their encouragement and
support, and Tim Slater, of COMPU TRAC, who made it all possible. The initial set

To Trade of Not to Trade (or how I done it) by JACK K. HUTSON, EDITOR

ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...To Trade or Not to Trade (or how I done it)
by JACK K. HUTSON
The format of sharing trading experiences is an easy way for Technical Analysis Group members, as
well as others, to tell how they used chart work and technical analysis in the day to day tra